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mountainous
adjective moun·tain·ous \ˈmau̇n-tə-nəs, ˈmau̇nt-nəs\
: having many mountains
: extremely large
Full Definition of MOUNTAINOUS
1
: containing many mountains
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First Known Use of MOUNTAINOUS
14th century
Related to MOUNTAINOUS
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, huge, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
MOUNTAINOUS Defined for Kids
mountainous
adjective moun·tain·ous \ˈmau̇n-tə-nəs\
Definition of MOUNTAINOUS for Kids
1
: having many mountains <mountainous country>
2
: like a mountain in size : huge <a mountainous pile>
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